Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-06
THE DISTRICT ESTIMATES.
Increased Appropriations to be Asked
for the Police and Fire Departments,
Streets and Public schools

A TOTAL OF NEARLY $1,000, ,OO0-KIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR srREETs-How IT Is PRO-
POSED TO DISTRIBUTE THAT AMOUNT.
The following are the estimates for the support
OF the District government for the fiscal year of
1853, prepared by the District Commissioners,
10 Do submitted to Congress at the coming session:
For the executive office $23,2 ,2S4
is asked, which is an increase of
$40 over the appropriation for this year. For the
which is to be applied to the payment Of contin-
gent expenses. For the collectors of1ce SIT $780,
an INC increase @ Of $1,000 For the auditors office
$1,000 For the attorneys Office $40, 7OO an in.
| crease OF SIT For sinking-fund office, $780,
an an increase OF 5000. For coroner's Office, $500
FOR market masters $780, an increase Of $1,250
For the police department S5O6,26O is asked
Wnlch Is an Increase OF Sl55, 700. This sum pro-
WOES lor the appointment OF 100 additional police
men, or ID prvates OF the first class 45 Of the
ond class, and 10 sergeants. An appropriation is
= also asked TO mount 10 policemen for duty in the
county III is also recommended that the salary Of
| $4,000 per annum.
For the fire department s175 $50 is asked which is
an increase OF Sdl6}0. This sum is to provide for
the appointment OF three fOreInen, ten assistant
ioreiheI one engineer one fireman. eleven hOStlers
two pr1vates. and two watchmen. An engine
mouse ana equipments to cost 600 will be asked
1or the northeast section OF the city. The engine
companies rs win be increased from nine men to
Twelve The salary OF the chief engineer will be
| increased from 81 300 to 81, 500
FOR the health Office $43 41O an increase OF $780,
hUr cne courts sl4,s4 an ncreaseof 900 For
]uoiclal expenses $500. For suits in Court OF
s5$oSS g. o. For interest ana sIs sinking nss fsea
For asylum s62, $50, an increase Of $3.50. which
| provides for the erection of lying-tn ward to
cost 100 new kitchen to cost e 500, and other
| for insane, $79 1885, which contains the average
| annual Increase Of s4.O53. For transportation OF
Ref5 Fss tse Far Of pGog Tos
SCHOOL, $lu,OOO. For emergency fund, s., 600.
For Engineer Department s., 1928, 474o3, which
| sions. For public schools $3.50, 46O.
Ihe grand total OF the estimates Is 81, ,997 900.
THE PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
The appropriation Of $3.50 46O for the public
schools provides for the erection OF six new school
buildings at an average cost of $4,000. Two will
be placed in the first division, one in
td tne IN nun, one In the seventh and two
sae eighth dy6 Two small
the county. One to be placed in the eastern part
/ east or Anacostia, and the other north OF the
| teachers at an average salary OF 500 This viii
make an increase OF 46 over the present force OF
teachers.
100000 FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
COL Ludlow said to-day in reference to the ap-
preparation for street improvements: "The Com
missioners ask for $500, 900 for street improve
mentS. We have prepared general schedule Of
streets which the Commissioners regard as neces-
sary TO improve, irrespective OF any question Of
per centage, and because the considerations which
influenced our decision are not OF local charac-
ter" He said that about 1895 600 will be asked
for this work. leaving $505 900 for the schedule OF
sections.
SOME OF THE STREETS IT Is PROPOSED TO IMPROVE
Among the streets which are included in the
general schedule OF streets to be improved are:
street soutn; 7th street northwest from @ street
10 tne boundary; 18th street southeast; 35th
street northwest, from Q street to the
Tenleytown road; Harrison street, Anacostta;
and Brightwood avenue. The Commissioners,
Col. Ludlow said, ask also for an appropriation
Maryland avenue northeast and Tor laying laying q q
smooth pavement on ~ street southwest, from
pennsylvania avenue to the Arsenal.
avenue east at cost OF 900 is included In this
schedule The Citizens Committee OF One Hun
dred In the schedule they recently submitted to
the commissioners asked for $4,000 for this pur-
pose.
The commissioners also estimate for the re-
moval or the last pieces OF wood pavement in the
city, OF which there are nine cases. all located In
the southeast section, as follows:
street, from 4th to 9th streets on the north
and south sides; North Carolina avenue, from 4th
10 6th streets 9th street, crossing the Square, 4th
from 9TH to 9th street, on the south side OF the
square; d street, from Pennsylvania avenue 10
Sth street. on the north side OF the square;
sylvana avenue, and 7th street, from D street to
South Carolina avenue. Col. Ludlow said that
these streets had been lost upon the schedule Of
streets having wooden pavements.
HOW THE DISTRIBUTION WAS MADE.
The distribution OF the estimate of S5O5, 900 for
the sections schedule was made on the mean per-
centage OF taxable valuation, population,
area, and square yards Of streets to be
improved which, said Col. Ludlow, is supposed to
represent the needs" Of the different sections
The percentage allotted to each section is there
fore, as follows:
! GeOrCetOWn No q